Mayor of London
| Mayor of London | |
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since 9 May 2016 | |
| Greater London Authority | |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Status | Chief executive officer |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | London Assembly |
| Seat | City Hall, London |
| Appointer | Electorate of London |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Greater London Authority Act 1999, s 2(1)(a) |
| Inaugural holder | Ken Livingstone |
| Deputy | Statutory Deputy Mayor of London |
| Salary | £170,282 (per annum) |
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The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom.
Sir Sadiq Khan took office as mayor on 9 May 2016, and was re-elected in 2021 and 2024. The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation of the role on 4 May 2000 until he was defeated after two terms in May 2008 by Boris Johnson, who also served two terms before Khan was elected.
The mayor is scrutinised by the London Assembly and, supported by their Mayoral Cabinet, is responsible for the strategic government of the entirety of London, including the City of London (for which there is also the Lord Mayor of the City of London). Each of the 32 London Boroughs also has a ceremonial mayor or, in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets, an elected mayor. The mayor of London is elected by the largest single-member electorate in the United Kingdom.